Folding bed



June 30, 1931. H. 5M5: ET AL 7 1,812,618

FOLDING BED Filed Aug. 2, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENT RS.

ATTORNEY.

50 Further in aid of Patented June 30, 1931 UN [1T ED STATES PATENTOFFICE HERMAN BLASE. AND B2 GQWAIT,v OE NEW YORK, N. Y.;: SAID: GOWAINA8 SIG-NQBTO 351D BIA-SE V romaine nnn Application fil'ed' August 2,,1929'. Serial. No. 383,

10 section of the bed then providing a seat for the couch ,yet anoperating means of such character that, in a folding bed wherein eachsection always carries a coil-spring perinanent'ly secured thereto("such spring as deep or thick as an ordinary coil-spring) and themattress tobe spread over the bed when extended condition is as thick asan ordinary folded-over mattress, the following advantagesareneverthele'ss present- (1a) When the bed is to be collapsed into a:couch, and after the above-mentioned Ina-ttress has been folded over tolie one half thereof above the other on the inner section, the outersection may be swung in to overlie the inner section withoutinterference as between either section and the other or as between theinswinging section and the folded over' mattress on the innersection;and

. ('b) When the bed has been collapsed into StlOlhCO'l-ICll, the foldedover mattress in its entirety will be housed properly in a verticalstorage spafce then existing between the two sections, much deeper thanhas heretofore been possible as shown in Fig. 4. Preferably, when thebed is collapsed into a conch, one or more loose auxiliary cushions areemployed over the coil spring' of the upper section z and when thepartsare expended to provide abed these cushions may be placed on a nearbychair or on the floor and out of the way. i In aid of the foregoingadvantages, an I object of the'invention is the provision of a pair ofhorizontally disposed coacting foldable bed sections, one ofwhichvacates its position by collapsing vertically while the other isswingable into the vacated position to locate both sections onevertically above the other. V

the said advantages, a

further object of the invention is the provision of means for initiallyrocking the outer one of a pair of horizontally aligned sections, andthen swinging that one of the sections at an inclination to the other toseparate the adjoining edges of the sections before commencing theswinging-in movement of said outer section.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainnovel constructionasl features, the essential characteristics of which,hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in theappended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which showthe particu-la-r embodiment of the invention at present preferred, andin which Fig; 1 is a perspective of the improvedfoldable bed in foldedcondition.

Fig; 2 is an end elevational view of the bed with the. outer coveringremoved, but with the sections swung into parallelism after having beenfirst brought from the condition of Fig. 1 or Fig. 4 to that of Fig. 3,and

with the mattress unfolded and overlying both sections and hence the bedin its entirety;

Ff'gure 3 is a likeview, but showing the bed sections in the initiallyseparated or rocked positions.

Figure 4 is an end elevational view showing the folded position.

Figure 5' is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a. top plan view of one end of the device shown in Figure 2.

Referring particularly to the drawings by reference character, thenumeral 10 desig nates the fol'dable bed in its entirety, the outercasing of which includes end walls 11 and 12, a rear connecting wall 13and a front connecting rail 14, which may be constructed of wood andupholstered with any suitable material, the front panel 15 being of likeconstructional material.

The front and rear sections 6 and 17 are provided with frames 18 and 19,the metal of which preferably consists of right angularly disposedflanges, which are perforated to receive longitudinally" disposed wires20 and transverse wires 21 for supporting spiral springs 22 which carryyieldable webs 23 and 24 of any appropriate wiring, thereby providingresilient supports for the mattress portions 25 and 26 of the respectivebed sections.

As the end structures of saidbed sections are identical :1 descriptionof one is equally appliable to the other. Below one end of the rearsection 17 is a base member 27 on which are pivotally carried the lowerends of members 29 and 30 of collapsible linkage, which also includestop members 31 and 32. The latter members are pivoted at. their upperends on the frame 19,'while a transversely disposed link 33 pivotallyconnects the opposite ends of said members between said frame and thebase member 27, as shown. -Also pivotally carried on the base 27 are thelower ends of a pair of supporting struts 34, 35, the upper ends ofwhich are pivoted on an arm 36, while an extension 37 is provided on thestrut 34 for a purpose to hereinafter appear. The front frame 18 ispivotally movable on a pin 38 which is slidable in a slot 39 in the arm36, while said frame normally rests on a stop 40 on said arm. This arm,while carrying said frame, is swingable rearw'ardly on the struts 34,35, while a link 41, which is terminally pivoted on the linkage member30 and on one arm of a lever 42, the other end of which is pivoted onthe frame 18, urges the members of the collapsible linkage rearwardly todepress the frame 19, while the opposite arm of the lever urges the rearedge of the frame 18 upwardly and slightly rearwardly to clear thefolded over mattress portions now on section 17, on the initial part ofthe swinging movement of the front section 16.

The member 31 of the collapsible linkage is also provided with a slot atits upper end, which is slidable on the pivot pin 43 to allow of limitedrocking movement of the bed section 17 To ensure positively guided andinterconnected movement of the bed sections, the rear strut 35 and aconnecting link 44, which is pivoted on the base 27 and frame 19, arealso pivotally connected by a link 45. On manipulation of the section16, the weight of the descending sect-ion 17, assisted by the openingsprings 53, draws the section 16 upwardly, through the medium ofthe link45,

while the weight of said latter section retards and controls thedownward movement of the section 17.

Said springs 53, are provided with terminal hooks to attach the same toeach strut 35 and link 44.

. The link 44 also moves the section 17 slightly rearwardly during thedownward movement of the section 17, while the frame 18, also during theswinging movement. resumes its horizontal position, pressure beingapplied if desired to the rear portion of the section 16 to return thesame, with the lever 42, to the stop 40. The struts 34, 35 are alsoprovided with stops or bent portions 46, 47 which contact with the base27 to arrest the folding movement of the section 16. 7 Front supportingmeans for the latter section, when in the extended position, include aleg 48, which is terminally pivoted at 49 to the arm 36, while theextension 37 of the strut 34, hereinbefore referred to, pivotallycarries one end of a link 50, the opposite end of which is pivoted tosaid leg below its terminal pivot. Movement of the extension 37 aboutthe pivot of the strut causes the link 50 to draw the leg 48 between therespective sections 16, 17, when folded.

The panel 15, which is attached to the frame 18, moves with the latterand rests above the connecting rail 14 when the bed is folded to form acouch as in Fig. 1. Bothmattress portions being now folded within thedeep storage space within the couch as shown in Fig. 4, any appropriateset of cushions 54 may be spread over the top of the couch as shown inFig. 1.

said members to the ends 12 of the foldableibed.

In order to assist in closing the bed, closing springs are provided asshown at 55; there being two of these springs, one on each side of thebed, as in the case of the opening-C.

springs 53; but there being a torque rod extending the length of the bedas indicated at 56 to which rod preferably through the medium ofconnecting strips, as illustrated, (see Fig. 5) the inner ends of bothclosing springs 55 are connected for equalizing action, while the outerends of said springs are attached to the base 27, at the lower arm ofits plates 51. While we have described what we deem to be the mostdesirable embodiment of our in-? vention, it is obvious that many of thedetails may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit ofour invention, and we therefore do not limit ourselves to the exactdetails of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than thewhole of our invention limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is:

. 1. A foldable bed comprising a base, a pair of bed sections adapted tobe disposed on the same horizontal plane, one of said sections movabledownwardly, a link pivotally mounted on said latter section and on saidbase, collapsible link mechanism also connecting said latter section andsaid base, the other bed section swingable upwardly in a vertical plane,struts terminally pivoted on said base and on said swingable section,means comprising a link pivotally connecting said swingable section andsaid collapsible link mechanism,

. Each base member 27 has, fixed to the re whereby swinging movement ofsaid swingable section collapses said mechanism to lower said downwardlymovable section, and a link pivotally connecting one of said struts andsaid first mentioned link, whereby the descending weight of said lastmentionedsection is delivered to said strut to swing said swingablesection upward.

2. In a foldable bed comprising a base, a collapsibl bed section,including a frame, collapsible lll'lkS disposed between said base andsaid frame, a second bed section having a frame and an arm pivotedthereto, a pair of struts terminally pivoted on said base and on saidarm, said second bed section being upwardly swingable on said struts, alever pivoted on said arm, one arm of said lever pivoted on said latterframe, and a link terminally pivoted on said collapsiblelinks and on theopposite arm of said lever for rocking said latter frame on swingingmovement of said second bed section, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

3. In a foldable bed comprising a base having a rear bed sectionvertically downwardly collapsible thereon, said section and said basehaving interposed collapsible links, a swingable front bed sectionincluding a pair of arms, a frame pivoted on said arms, strutsterminally pivoted on said arms and on said base, said front bed sectionswingable upwardly on said struts, levers pivoted on said arms, one ofthe ends of each of said levers pivoted on said frame, and linksterminally pivoted on said collapsible links and on the opposite ends ofsaid levers, the first mentioned ends of said levers adapted to rocksaid pivoted frame for moving the latter clear of said rear bed sectionon initial swinging movement of said front bed section.

In testimony whereof we have aflixed our signatures.

HERMAN BLASE. KENNETH B. COWAN.

